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Eric - 2005-02-24 15:01:45 I have to say I did get somewhat hungry reading the article at lunchtime. It sounds like a lot of good, satisfying food. And it is regrettable, as you say, Eric, that Rubber Soul is no more. It was a tricky spot, I think, for a record store; not a lot of foot traffic, except to Aubree's and the Sidetrack.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 16:40:46 The rich bursts of garlic caught my eye, as someone who loves garlic and puts it into 95% of the food I cook. Anyways, sounds like the place is off to a good start.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dave Binkowski - 2005-02-24 16:53:34 A little more Will trivia: Will is also from local alt-country rockers Corndaddy... also the former hosts of Tribute Night!* * * * * * * * * * * * Scott - 2005-02-24 16:54:32 Will is a one of the most friendly and knowledgeable music people around in my estimation. It saddend me to see them go as they brought a real alt. feel to music stores and had a venue for emerging artists to perform(Brandon Wiard is top notch) Also, Will is the Drummer in Corn Daddy which hosts the tribute nights at the elbo each month. Lastly Will writes a concert review article for the snews as well. His wife Janice is a former Tap Room employee and I used to work with her at the Red Hawk in A2. As a former Tap Room employee myself(2 years), it saddened me to see the music go away, especially as hard as Brian and Lisa tried to maintian it. They lost money for three years, before packing that aspect, but I am under the impression that the open mic has made a return as Brian is hosting. I encourage all of you to go and support these "real" people who have made a sacraficial commitment to the support and growth of Ypsilanti. They will talk to you, not at you like some people in Depot Town. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 16:56:55 Re: Corndaddy: whoever invented the term "y'all-ternative" music should get an award. That is all.* * * * * * * * * * * * Scott - 2005-02-24 17:00:23 Term also comming from Alt. Country- Derived from such great groups as: Whiskeytown-(Ryan Adams) UncleTupelo(Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy) Wilco-early stuff(Jeff Tweedy) Alejandro Escovado(Genius) Neko Case real talent and great for a broken heart!* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 17:02:27 Sounds like it's definitely worth a visit Scott.* * * * * * * * * * * * Scott - 2005-02-24 17:06:02 Yes and Steve the Chef is a most excellent preparer of culinary delights. my man could throw down in that tiny kitchen at the Tap. Always impressed and always satisfied. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 17:07:05 There was a good story about Wilco on Talk of the Nation today. Live in the studio, they played some cuts from their new CD and came off as down-to-earth, personable guys.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 17:07:45 Scott, if someone goes there, what would you say they should try? Any house specialties?* * * * * * * * * * * * raymond - 2005-02-24 18:48:51 Nobody misses the Greek connection? Louis Cafe harkens back to the the Tower Inn. The Tower goes back to its days as a narrow storefront of counter and stools with Greeks bearing gifts of tasty repast. "Hamburger! Hamburger! Hamburger!" General Ypsi! Have we freedom from Turks? Where has all the cigarette smoke gone?* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 18:52:35 Raymond: there's a wee bit of cigarette smoke in the comfy, beautiful Ugly Mug, mostly in the back. Well vented, so that non-smokers aren't bothered & smokers can have a smoke with their coffee.* * * * * * * * * * * * raymond - 2005-02-24 19:10:04 Smokers may view my 13 inch torso scar and my radiation tatoos by appointment only. If they run away, they need not worry that I'll catch them: I have no wind.* * * * * * * * * * * * Scott - 2005-02-24 21:41:07 Hey Laura, Try the Cajun Burger. Most excellent, if you eat flesh. Also, when you go to the Mug, whats that like? I wonder if my crazy-ex still prances around there with all her brooding hipster friends? Still being the victim im sure* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-24 22:10:05 Scott, thanks for the recommendation. I'll be running around on Saturday, so I'll try to stop by and try what sounds like a delicious burger. The Mug is quiet and welcoming and eclectic and arty. Not "arty" arty--I should say instead that it's filled with works by local artists. Very nice. Lots of cozy nooks. Food as well as snacks, though it's all vegetarian (there's a vegan option, too). The counter is indeed manned by brooding hipsters. All in all a nice hangout for the post-hipster (post-hipster is the new hip) Ypsidixit.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-25 00:22:28 Stopped for Dalat on the way south today after work. It was tasty and much-missed. Hopefully, we'll soon see further cracks in the food-homogenization wall down in the Shire. At least there's a Greek/Mediterranean place down there now. Falafel, gyros, really good spinach pie. You get used to certain perks in AA/Ypsi that don't necessarily exist elsewhere...* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 00:40:18 "down in the Shire"--(had to laugh). Dan A., as you know I grew up down there, and the most exotic food offering from my childhood was the (gasp) pistachio ice cream at the ice cream place at the corner of whatever. It's true, you get used to perks. There's a sushi bar going in in Ypsi--yes, Ypsi--this summer. Say what you will about the yuppification of Ypsi--I love sushi. I would happily ignore the yuppification of Ypsi in order to get my chopsticks around some raw albacore, for a special occasion.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-25 09:33:54 :) Mmmmm, sushi... * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 09:35:47 Big yum! Despite her gritty, streetwise urban-biker persona, Ypsidixit actually has her own sushi press at home (hidden). How effete!* * * * * * * * * * * * raymond - 2005-02-25 10:27:29 Maybe someone will bring sushi to the Depot Town Artists shindig at 301 N. Park Saturday at 8pm. We'll probably bring corn chips and bean dip, crunchy yet carminative. The impresario, by the way, has begun to gut the cute little blue house across the street from the machine shop where the art (whatever that is) will be displayed, the food gobbled, and the spirits drunk.* * * * * * * * * * * * Eric - 2005-02-25 12:10:10 Hey Laura, My wife and I regularly visit the Ugly Mug on Sunday mornings. Maybe we'll run into you there. Jeanine and her partner have done a great job bringing the place back to life after Joe cashed out the Mudd House, don't you think? Too bad they can't cook in that building, though.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 12:18:40 Raymond: thank you for the tip. And for that wonderful word, which I had to look up--I had to laugh. Eric: I sometimes stop off there coming home on the bus, which passes right by on its way downtown, but am too lazy to rouse myself up out of bed at any decent hour most Sundays. They have indeed done a bang-up job of rehabbing and decorating it. One of the most welcoming and pleasant spots in town. Outside of the Idle Hour, of course.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 13:10:16 Eric: Yes indeed. That's it. I have not dared, much less wanted, to approach this beckoning oasis of good cheer but have been assured by a highly questionable source that it's a fabulous place well worth a visit. Think I'll stick to the Ugly M.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dave D. - 2005-02-25 13:34:26 No cooking at the Mugg? I stop in the morning for coffee and NY times everydays, and noticed they had a menu everything from vegetarian bagels, soups, to pizza and pesto pita [/confused]. Anyway, I noticed that Gianni's coney island on Cross was open again, and wondered if anybody stopped there. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 13:47:43 I was also confused by the no-cooking remark. Perhaps those items are considered "reheated" (nuked?) and not, say, cooked on a grill. Dave D., would you know if the Mug carries the Sunday NYT? I love to read it but 1. can't get it delivered and 2. can't get it within bike-distance--the closest place to get it that I know of is the BP on Washtenaw just west of town.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dave D. - 2005-02-25 14:04:57 Laura, I'm not sure because I usually don't stop in on Sunday. You could probably call up there and ask. Oh, and thanks for the heads-up a few weeks ago on the Radiohead tribute show at the Elbow. Had a great time, and the bands were excellent. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 14:11:10 Thanks are due to the highly organized gentleman Dave Binkowski, who did a very good job of publicizing the event. Yes, that was last night, wasn't it? May I ask, how many people were there? I just called the Ugly M. They *do* carry the Sunday NYT! How wonderful! They open at 9 on Sunday. OK, that's a reason to pry myself out of bed at a decent hour. Thank you for mentioning the paper, Dave D!* * * * * * * * * * * * Eric - 2005-02-25 14:43:08 Regarding cooking at the Ugly Mug... I guess they're not approved for a kitchen or whatever. The best Joe could do was to steam eggs using the wand on the coffee maker. From what I understand, that regulatory loophole was closed right after Joe left. So, no, the folks at the Mug can't cook; they can reheat, toast, and microwave. Soups are made off-premises. Many of the pastries are made by Mark over at Terry Bakery. Sorry to be unclear about that.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 14:47:20 "steam eggs using the wand on the coffee maker"? :) pretty inventive. Thanks for the explanation Eric. I'm glad they're using local pastries, fresh from just across town. Seems like kind of a fine (and somewhat arbitrary) line to draw between actual cooking and reheating, &c. * * * * * * * * * * * * raymond - 2005-02-25 14:47:32 We went to Gianni's a week ago last Sunday. The hashbrowns were from frozen, thoroughly sodden with grease. A week's worth of soldium chloride made me tolerate them long enough in my mouth until they sluiced down my gullet. Otherwise, it was fine. What a dismal strip Cross Street remains, despite the spurting flourishes of Mexicana and the prevalence of precariously piled dusty tomes.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dave D. - 2005-02-25 14:49:03 Thanks for the info on the Sunday paper.. I can stop in also 'cause I only live a hop/skip jump from there. There was a good crowd at the Elbow. A lot of bands showed, each played 2-3 songs, shared a drum kit, and things moved pretty quickly. I almost fell out of my chair when the first band played "Airbag", the first song from OK Computer, and nailed it perfectly. Great time. Heard they're doing U2 next month.. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 14:52:57 Raymond: They're precarious all right. I can barely squeeze through the aisles and some are blocked off entirely. It's a sort of bibliosclerosis. Dave: Sounds like a very fun night at the Elbow Room. * * * * * * * * * * * * raymond - 2005-02-25 14:54:23 "soldium" made me think of solder which made me think of mercury (I carried some in a matchbox as a kid) which made me think again about the waste of that pretty property at Eastern Highlands.* * * * * * * * * * * * Iss - 2005-02-25 14:54:41 The pistachio ice cream was from Independent Shire Dairy on the corner of Summerfield and Secor. (in the days when Pizza Hut was NOT on the opposite corner). What part exactly is the 'wand' on a coffee maker? Confused.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 14:57:17 Iss: I just pictured it as a glowing...thing. Like a wire. Also I don't know exactly what a "steamed" egg is dear sis. From mad hen? At any rate. Raymond: in a matchbox? Wow. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 14:58:23 Iss!--I knew you'd know which ice cream store I meant. * * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-25 15:12:11 The dairy now features a sign that says 'LIQ R'. Looks pretty tired these days; like a smokes and booze stop. What preceded the Pizza Hut? Also, have you ever been in 'Howard's Meats?' They sell rabbits...* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 15:15:42 What?! The sacred Ice Cream Store is now...a liquor store? (sigh). My mom loves Howard's Meats. But not for bunny-burgers.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 15:16:59 p.s. I don't remember what preceded the Pizza Hut...Iss always remembers stuff like that. Hopefully she'll come wandering back.* * * * * * * * * * * * Eric - 2005-02-25 15:33:47 The wand on the coffee maker -- on the espresso maker -- is a thin steam-emitting tube used to heat and froth milk for lattes, capuccini, etc. And yes, it was clever as hell. Joe whipped the eggs in a stainless steel container and inserted the steam wand. Eventually, steamy scrambled eggs would fill the carafe. No grease, no cooking. (insert segue here) I'm going to have to check out these tribute shows at the Elbow. They sound like a lot of fun.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 15:41:02 Oh, I see--how funny! I would have liked to try "Cup o' Eggs." Tribute Night does sound fun.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-25 16:13:26 Maybe they'll make you a tobacco and bourbon soda...* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 16:14:46 (mystified as usual) ...a tobacco and bourbon soda...?* * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-25 16:19:09 ...at the dairy...* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 16:20:47 Oh, at the dairy--I thought you were referring to the (non-alcoholic) Ugly M., sorry, Dan. * * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-25 16:46:45 No prob. It was a stale joke anyhow...* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-25 17:08:48 Oh, don't be so hard on yourself. :)* * * * * * * * * * * * Iss - 2005-02-26 09:44:06 I don't *wander*, I carefully select posts and then see if I can squeeze in a bit of time to grace the Blog w/ a reply. (snort.) Across from the abominable Pizza Hut was nothing more than a grassy knoll, as befits a Shire......just like the wide expanses and family farms that covered all of the area before people became subdividians. (Raymond's quote). And I wish you could have known the day when the Sunoco or whatever is across from BP was 'Pete's' and knew my mom by name when she pulled in. Dinging bell rope and all. (I once almost bought one on eBay just to have it.) * * * * * * * * * * * * Iss - 2005-02-26 09:46:45 ..and on the topic of food, nothing is better than Sunday dinner cooked by your mom. See you at 2 pm tomorrow, sis! Off we go!* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-26 11:46:07 Iss: haven't thought about Pete's for years. Thanks for Pizza Hut answer. Now I'm all nostalgic. But I think a bit of Pork Roast tomorrow will cure that.* * * * * * * * * * * * Dan Arbor - 2005-02-26 13:27:43 I've heard stories by other folks who grew up down here about life before they began to subdivide the farms. Unfortunately, this seems to be happening everywhere. I've watched the same thing happen in Washtenaw county for the past 25 years. I really like the term "subdividians." That's a stroke of genius!* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-26 15:13:03 That's from the same gentleman who gave us "Mad Max Villa" to describe the appearance of Eastern Highlands Apartments, currently in a bit of disrepair.* * * * * * * * * * * * Scott - 2005-02-27 10:36:59 One last little blip on your blog, Laura, Iif you havent tried Temptations behind China Chef on washtenaw, your missing out. Yummy Indian food. hhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-curry * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-02-28 09:01:25 Scott: I love Indian food, and will have to check it out. I remember seeing China Chef, but will have to look for Tempations, behind it.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |